eggtray en · NOUN
Etymology
From egg + tray.
Meanings
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A tray for holding eggs, as in an incubator, refrigerator, etc.
Mrs. Stein now was swiftly but surely removing the egg-trays from the incubator.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 253:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eggtrays | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| egg tray | alternative | lexicographic | |
| egg-tray | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
sw trei ya mayai (Tray to hold eggs)